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Tesla Model Y deliveries now set to start in two weeks

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The latest speculation to sweep social media – and this time citing “informed sources” within Tesla, suggests that the first deliveries of the Tesla Model Y electric crossover will begin in two weeks.

As Tesla prepares to report on its outlook and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019 next Wednesday (Jan 29) amid a strong stock rally that has seen its shares nearly treble since June 2019, the “confirmation” from Twitter user Moez via a Tesla employee is another signal that Tesla’s newest and potentialy biggest selling model is due for imminent release.

It follows news that Model Y Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) can now be searched and listing of the Model Y to the Tesla’s manufacturer’s list on the NHTSA website, as well as certification of the Model Y by the Californian Air Resources Board (CARB) on January 9.

The Model Y – which was originally slated for a release in the US fall (autumn) and subsequently brought forward three months – is Tesla’s fourth production electric car and its second high-volume model after the very successful Tesla Model 3.

It was first unveiled to a global audience in March 2019 and will first be available in the US in a rear-wheel drive Long Range variant from $US43,700 ($63,517 converted), as well as an all-wheel drive Long Range from $US47,700 ($A69,331 converted) and all-wheel drive Performance from $US56,700 ($A82,412 converted).

To read the full story on RenewEconomy’s electric vehicle dedicated site, The Driven, click here…

Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, and has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.

Bridie Schmidt

Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, and has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.

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